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Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 6; Issue 4.3 (December 2018)

Page No.: 5998-6001

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2018.393

FOOT POSTURES: RELATION WITH FAMILY HISTORY AND FOOT WEARS

Arthi Ganapathy *1, Sadeesh T 2, Raghuram Kuppusamy 3.

*1 Senior Resident, Department of Anatomy, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Puducherry, India.

3 Senior Resident, Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Address For Correspondence: Dr. Arthi Ganapathy, Senior Resident, Department of Anatomy, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. E-Mail: arthiganapathy08@gmail.com

ABSTRACT:

Introduction: Development of different foot types (normal, high and low arch) is influenced by factors like weight, height, family history. Studies have shown that the age at which a person starts wearing foot wear affects foot posture. Not many studies have focused on the effect of type of foot wear worn by the individuals (high, low heel or flat) on the foot posture. Accurate classification of the type of foot in a specific age group is important as the type of foot wear worn also change with age of a person.

Aim: The aim of the present study is to relate the different types of foot with the type of footwear worn by the individual and family history in young adult individuals.

Methods:  foot prints of 250 volunteers were taken on a paper and visually assessed for the type of foot arch. The type of foot wear worn and the duration was noted and family history of abnormal foot type was also noted.

Statistical analysis: relation of the study group with various parameters was done using Chi square test and ANOVA.

Results: relation of different types of foot wear worn by the individuals with different types of foot was not statistically significant. There was a significant relation of family history of foot abnormalities with different types of foot arch noted.

Conclusion: Foot postures strongly correlate with the family history of an individual but the type of foot wear worn does not significantly influence the foot posture in adult age group.

KEY WORDS: Foot Types,  Foot Arch, Foot Wear,  Foot Abnormalities.

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Cite this article: Arthi Ganapathy, Sadeesh T, Raghuram Kuppusamy. FOOT POSTURES: RELATION WITH FAMILY HISTORY AND FOOT WEARS. Int J Anat Res 2018;6(4.3):5998-6001. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2018.393